LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

prōmōtus

prōmōtus (feminine prōmōta, neuter prōmōtum)

Meaning

  1. participlepropelled, advanced
    Postero die Caesar promota turriIn the following day Caesar having propelled the towersc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.27
  2. participleextended
  3. participledisplaced

prōmōtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from promoveo.
prōmōtus, ūs, m. promoveo,
I. advancement, promotion (post-class.), Tert. Coron Mil. 3 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōmōtus

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtus Perfect passive participle of prōmoveō.

In English words that came into English from prōmōtus

  • promoteprōmōtus

Quick answers

What does prōmōtus mean in Latin?
prōmōtus, a verb, means “propelled, advanced; extended; displaced”.
What are the principal parts of prōmōtus?
prōmōtus, prōmōta, prōmōtum (first/second-declension participle).
Where does prōmōtus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōmōtus.